# 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1966 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 21st edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
In the final in Gothenburg New Zealander Barry Briggs equalled the record of Ove Fundin by winning his fourth World title. Norwegian Sverre Harrfeldt took silver and Pole Antoni Woryna took bronze. Ivan Mauger, a 26-year-old New Zealander who had won the European Final qualifier finished fourth.

## Format changes

The format of the Championship changed for the 1966 event. With the final to be held in Sweden, six riders from Sweden would be eligible for the World Final by finishing in the top six of the Swedish finals. The remaining Scandinavian riders were pooled in with the British and Commonwealth riders and then the Continental riders, who ultimately would have only 10 places for the World Final.
Two Swedish finals were held during 1966, the three race qualifying for the World Final and another held on 7 October that was separate from the World Championship.

## First round

Qualification results.

### British & Commonwealth qualifying

* Top 32 to British & Commonwealth semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 20 May | Somerton Park, Newport | Nigel Boocock | Jon Erskine | Jack Biggs |
| 20 May | White City, Glasgow | Ron Mountford | Charlie Monk | Eric Boocock |
| 21 May | Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh | George Hunter | Doug Templeton | Norman Hunter |
| 21 May | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Nigel Boocock | Jim Lightfoot | Bill Andrew |
| 21 May | Hyde Road, Manchester | Brian Brett | Jon Erskine | Cyril Maidment |
| 21 May | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Reg Luckhurst | Bob Dugard | Bob Paulson |
| 23 May | Brough Park, Newcastle | Ivan Mauger | Brian Brett | Mike Broadbank |
| 23 May | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Ron Mountford | Martin Ashby | Trevor Hedge |
| 24 May | Long Eaton Stadium, Long Eaton | Ray Wilson | Eric Boothroyd | Ivan Mauger |
| 24 May | West Ham Stadium, London | Barry Briggs | Norman Hunter | Malcolm Simmons |
| 25 May | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | David Crane | Cyril Maidment | Peter Moore |
| 25 May | Wimborne Road, Poole | Bill Andrew | Geoff Mudge | Doug Templeton |
| 26 May | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Eric Boocock | Jimmy Gooch | Jim Lightfoot |
| 26 May | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Billy Bales | Barry Briggs | Charlie Monk |
| 27 May | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Colin Pratt | Mike Broadbank | Ivan Mauger |
| 27 May | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | Ken McKinlay | Terry Betts | Peter Jarman |
| 28 May | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Ivor Brown | Peter Vandenberg | Colin Gooddy |
| 28 May | The Shay, Halifax | Eric Boocock | Eric Boothroyd | Colin Pratt |
| 28 May | Abbey Stadium, Swindon | Barry Briggs | Martin Ashby | Arne Pander |

## Second round
### British & Commonwealth semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Trevor Hedge | 12+3 |
| 2 | Colin Pratt | 12+2 |
| 3 | Mike Broadbank | 11+3 |
| 4 | Norman Hunter | 11+2 |
| 5 | Eric Boocock | 11+1 |
| 6 | Dave Younghusband | 11+0 |
| 7 | Nigel Boocock | 10 |
| 8 | Ken McKinlay | 10 |
| 9 | Martin Ashby | 9 |
| 10 | Cyril Maidment | 6 |
| 11 | Geoff Mudge | 5 |
| 12 | Reg Luckhurst | 4 |
| 13 | Bill Andrew | 3 |
| 14 | Bob Paulson | 3 |
| 15 | Eric Boothroyd | 2 |
| 16 | Ray Wilson | 0 |
| 17 | Ronnie Genz (res) | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Barry Briggs | 15 |
| 2 | Ron Mountford | 12 |
| 3 | Peter Moore | 10+3 |
| 4 | Roy Trigg | 10+2 |
| 5 | Jimmy Gooch | 10+1 |
| 6 | Brian Brett | 10+0 |
| 7 | George Hunter | 9 |
| 8 | Ivan Mauger | 9 |
| 9 | Terry Betts | 7 |
| 10 | Peter Vandenberg | 6 |
| 11 | Arne Pander | 5 |
| 12 | Jim Lightfoot | 5 |
| 13 | Jon Erskine | 4 |
| 14 | Charlie Monk | 4 |
| 15 | Doug Templeton | 2 |
| 16 | Colin Gooddy | 2 |

### Continental qualifying

* Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 8 May | Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg | Joachim Maj | Andrzej Wyglenda | Andrzej Pogorzelski |
| 8 May | Meissen Speedway Stadium, Meissen | Jan Mucha | Edmund Migoś | Marian Rose |
| 8 May | Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Jerzy Trzeszkowski | Zbigniew Podlecki | Farid Szajnurov |
| 8 May | Gradski stadion, Osijek | Gennady Kurilenko | Stanisław Tkocz | Antoni Woryna |
| Norwegian qualifying 28 October 1965 Dælenenga idrettspark, Oslo Top 5 to Nordic Final 1966 Pos.RiderPoints 1Sverre Harrfeldt15 2Per Aulie14 3Johnny Faafeng13 4Thorbjorn Nygaard12 5Rolf Westerberg10 6Thorbjorn Aulie10 7Svein Johnsen8 8Ivar Arne Hoffgaard8 9Hans R. Gaarder6 10Olav Aaen6 11Einar Egedius6 12Svein Svensrud4 13Arne Thorbjornsen2 14Jan Terje Gravningen2 15Svein Tollefsen2 16Lars Skjellfoss1 | Finnish qualifying 30 July 1965 Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti Top 3 (+1 seeded) to Nordic final 1966 Pos.RiderPoints 1Kalevi Lahtinen15 2Matti Olin14 3Heikki Kaprali12 4Esko Koponen12 5Antero Salasto10 6Jouko Naskali9 7Timo Sinkkonene8 8Reima Lohkovuori8 9Veikko Vesa7 10Eero Mantila6 11Reijo Tolviander6 12Juhani Taipale5 13Toivo Skytta3 14Teijo Naskali3 15Teuvo Morjavaara2 16Martti Myllyntausta0 |

## Third round
### British & Commonwealth Final

* 27 June 1966
* Wimbledon Stadium, London
* First 8 to British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final plus 1 reserve
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (3) Barry Briggs | 12 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | F | | 12 | 1 | |
| | (8) Ivan Mauger | 11 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | 11 | 2 | |
| | (7) Colin Pratt | 10 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 3 | |
| 4 | (9) Mike Broadbank | 9 | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 9 | 4 | |
| 5 | (1) George Hunter | 9 | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (6) Nigel Boocock | 9 | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (15) Brian Brett | 8 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | (4) Ken McKinlay | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | (16) Eric Boocock | 8 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | (2) Trevor Hedge | 8 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | F | | | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | (5) Ron Mountford | 7 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
| 12 | (13) Roy Trigg | 7 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 7 | 12 | |
| 13 | (14) Norman Hunter | 6 | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| 14 | (10) Jimmy Gooch | 5 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 5 | 14 | |
| 15 | (12) Dave Younghusband | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | E | | E | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (11) Peter Moore | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Martin Ashby | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 | |
| R2 | (R2) Terry Betts | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 | |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

### Nordic Final

* 19 May 1966
* Selskov Stadium, Hillerød
* First 7 to British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final plus 1 reserve
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Kalevi Lahtinen | 14 |
| 2 | Ole Olsen | 13 |
| 3 | Sverre Harrfeldt | 12 |
| 4 | Paul Wissing | 12 |
| 5 | Matti Olin | 12 |
| 6 | Nils Paulsen | 8 |
| 7 | Jonny Faafeng | 8 |
| 8 | Torbjörn Nygaard | 7 |
| 9 | Per Aulie | 7 |
| 10 | Börge Christiansen | 7 |
| 11 | Jan Holm-Nielsen | 4 |
| 12 | Preben Andreasen | 4 |
| 13 | Heikki Kaprali | 4 |
| 14 | Jörgen Mogensen | 3 |
| 15 | Kurt Bøgh | 2 |
| 16 | Jouko Naskali | 1 |
| 17 | Erik Kastebo | 1 |

### Continental Semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Gennady Kurilenko | 13 |
| 2 | Antoni Woryna | 11 |
| 3 | Marian Rose | 10 |
| 4 | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 10 |
| 5 | Stanislaw Tkocz | 10 |
| 6 | Edmund Migos | 10 |
| 7 | Viktor Trofimov | 10 |
| 8 | Boris Samorodov | 9 |
| 9 | Marian Kaiser | 8 |
| 10 | Vladimir Sokolov | 7 |
| 11 | Jan Mucha | 6 |
| 12 | Peter Leibing | 4 |
| 13 | Antonín Šváb Sr. | 4 |
| 14 | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 3 |
| 15 | Jan Holub I | 3 |
| 16 | Hans Jürgen Fritz | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Andrzej Pogorzelski | 14 |
| 2 | Joachim Maj | 12 |
| 3 | Pavel Mareš | 12 |
| 4 | Pawel Waloszek | 10 |
| 5 | Andrzej Wyglenda | 10 |
| 6 | Stanislav Kubíček | 9 |
| 7 | Jaroslav Volf | 8 |
| 8 | Igor Plechanov | 8 |
| 9 | Jerzy Trzeszkowski | |
| 10 | Zbigniew Podlecki | |
| 11 | Gabdrakhman Kadyrov | |
| 12 | Farid Szajnurov | |
| 13 | Bohumír Bartoněk | |
| 14 | Manfred Poschenreider | |
| 15 | Václav Průša | |
| 16 | Vladimir Kornev | |

## Fourth round
### Swedish Qualifying

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Per Olof Söderman | 15 |
| 2 | Karl-Erik Andersson | 13 |
| 3 | Olle Nygren | 13 |
| 4 | Bengt Brannefors | 10 |
| 5 | Bo Josefsson | 10 |
| 6 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 8 |
| 7 | Willy Friberg | 7 |
| 8 | Bengt Larsson | |
| 9 | Bo Magnusson | 6 |
| 10 | Therje Henriksson | 6 |
| 11 | Sune Stark | 5 |
| 12 | Jan Simensen | 5 |
| 13 | Bengt Svensson | 5 |
| 14 | Conny Samuelsson | 4 |
| 15 | Arne Hansson | 3 |
| 16 | Sven Sigurd | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Leif Enecrona | 14 |
| 2 | Göte Nordin | 15 |
| 3 | Leif Larsson | 11 |
| 4 | Torbjörn Harrysson | 10 |
| 5 | Arne Carlsson | 10 |
| 6 | Björn Knutson | 9 |
| 7 | Bengt Jansson | 9 |
| 8 | Kurt Westlund | 8 |
| 9 | Bernt Persson | 7 |
| 10 | Anders Michanek | 7 |
| 11 | Nils Ringström | 5 |
| 12 | Hasse Holmqvist | 4 |
| 13 | Yngve Nilsson | 3 |
| 14 | Ryno Westergren | 3 |
| 15 | Sture Lindblom | 2 |
| 16 | Per-Åke Gerhardsson | 2 |
| 17 | Leif Söderberg | 1 |
| 18 | Lars Jansson | 1 |

### Continental Final

* 25 June 1966
* Slaný Speedway Stadium, Slaný
* First 9 to European Final plus 1 reserve
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (14) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 12 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
| | (12) Antoni Woryna | 11 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | 11 | 2 | |
| | (13) Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 11 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 11 | 3 | |
| 4 | (11) Marian Kaiser | 10 | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (2) Edmund Migoś | 10 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (1) Igor Plechanov | 10 | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (9) Pawel Waloszek | 10 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 10 | 7 | |
| 8 | (7) Stanisław Tkocz | 9 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | 3 | | | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | (6) Pavel Mareš | 9 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | | X | | | 3 | | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | (8) Marian Rose | 9 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 9 | 10 | |
| 11 | (3) Viktor Trofimov | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | (16) Joachim Maj | 4 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 4 | 12 | |
| 13 | (10) Andrzej Wyglenda | 3 | | | 1 | | | F | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | (4) Stanislav Kubíček | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | (5) Boris Samorodov | 2 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (15) Gennady Kurilenko | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Jaroslav Volf | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 | |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

### British/Commonwealth/Scandinavian Final

* 14 July 1966
* Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield
* First 7 to European Final plus 1 reserve
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (14) Barry Briggs | 15 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| | (11) Ivan Mauger | 13 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 13 | 2 | |
| | (8) Nigel Boocock | 12 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 12 | 3 | |
| 4 | (13) Sverre Harrfeldt | 10 | | | | E | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (12) George Hunter | 10 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (7) Ken McKinlay | 10 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (15) Colin Pratt | 10 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | 10 | 7 | |
| 8 | (5) Mike Broadbank | 9 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | (6) Brian Brett | 6 | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 6 | 9 | |
| 10 | (4) Kalevi Lahtinen | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (3) Ole Olsen | 5 | 3 | | | | | | F | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | (2) Torbjörn Nygaard | 3 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | 12 | |
| 13 | (16) Nils Paulsen | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | | E | | | 2 | | | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | (9) Jonny Faafeng | 2 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | (10) Paul Wissing | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | E | | | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (1) Börge Christiansen | 0 | F | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Eric Boocock | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Gordon Guasco | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 | |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

## Fifth round
### Swedish Final

* Top 6 to World final
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 31 May | Ryavallen, Borås | Bengt Brannefors | Björn Knutson | Karl-Erik Andersson |
| 1 June | Ryd Motorstadion, Linköping | Björn Knutson | Per-Olof Söderman | Torbjörn Harrysson |
| 2 June | Ullevi, Gothenburg | Björn Knutson | Torbjörn Harrysson | Leif Larsson |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Björn Knutson | 41 |
| 2 | Torbjörn Harrysson | 35 |
| 3 | Leif Enecrona | 33 |
| 4 | Leif Larsson | 33 |
| 5 | Per Olof Söderman | 32 |
| 6 | Göte Nordin | 31 |
| 7 | Bengt Brannefors | 27 |
| 8 | Olle Nygren | 26 |
| 9 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 25 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 10 | Bernt Persson | 18 |
| 11 | Karl-Erik Andersson | 14 |
| 12 | Bengt Larsson | 13 |
| 13 | Therje Henriksson | 7 |
| 14 | Bo Josefsson | 5 |
| 15 | Bengt Jansson | 4 |
| 16 | Willy Friberg | 4 |
| 17 | Kurt Westlund | 4 |
| 18 | Arne Carlsson | 3 |

### European Final

* 3 September 1966
* Wembley Stadium, London
* First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (14) Ivan Mauger | 14 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | 14 | 1 | |
| | (16) Barry Briggs | 13 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 13 | 2 | |
| | (12) Antoni Woryna | 11 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | 11 | 3 | |
| 4 | (11) Sverre Harrfeldt | 10 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (1) Nigel Boocock | 10 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (5) Igor Plechanov | 10 | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (10) Mike Broadbank | 9 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (13) Stanisław Tkocz | 8 | | | | F | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (15) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 8 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | (8) Marian Kaiser | 7 | | 3 | | | | | | E | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (6) Ken McKinlay | 6 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (3) Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 5 | 3 | | | | | | F | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (2) Edmund Migoś | 4 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (7) Brian Brett | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 14 | |
| 15 | (4) George Hunter | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | E | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (9) Colin Pratt | 0 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | E | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Pawel Waloszek | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 | |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

## World Final

* 23 September 1966
* Ullevi, Gothenburg
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
| | (16) Barry Briggs | 15 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 15 | 1 |
| | (11) Sverre Harrfeldt | 14 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 14 | 2 |
| | (1) Antoni Woryna | 13 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | (9) Ivan Mauger | 11 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | (4) Torbjörn Harrysson | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | (7) Göte Nordin | 9 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | F | | | | | 1 | | | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | (14) Leif Enecrona | 8 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | (13) Igor Plechanov | 8 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | (2) Stanisław Tkocz | 7 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | (3) Björn Knutson | 5 | E | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | E | | | | 3 | | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | (12) Marian Kaiser | 5 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | (6) Andrzej Pogorzelski | 5 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 5 | 12 |
| 13 | (8) Mike Broadbank | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | 4 | 13 |
| 14 | (10) Leif Larsson | 3 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | 3 | 14 |
| 15 | (15) Nigel Boocock | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | (5) Per Olof Söderman | 1 | | 0 | | | X | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| R1 | (R1) Ken McKinlay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Bengt Brannefors | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |